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The Hawaii Biological Survey (HBS), established by the State
Legislature in 1992 as a program of the Bishop Museum, is an
ongoing natural history inventory of the Hawaiian
Archipelago. It was created to locate, identify, evaluate, all
native and non-native species of flora and fauna within the
State and maintain the reference collections of that flora and
fauna for a wide range of uses. In coordination with related
activities in other federal, state, and private agencies (such
as the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, The Nature Conservancy
of Hawaii, the Hawaii State Department of Land and Natural
Resources, the Hawaii State Department of Agriculture,
University of Hawaii's Ecology, Evolution and Conservation
Biology program, and many others), the HBS will gather,
analyze, and disseminate the biological information necessary
for the wise stewardship of Hawai`i's biological resources. The
HBS will conduct a coordinated inventory and monitoring program
to assess the overall status and trends in the abundance,
health, and distribution of plants and animals, as well as the
ecosystems upon which they depend.
Website: "http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/"
[Summary provided by the HBS]
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